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“Christmas,
children, is not a date. It
is a state of mind.” ~ Mary Ellen Chase
Good
Morning!
One of my
favorite holiday traditions is hosting a cookie exchange. A cookie exchange is a
small holiday
gathering where each guest prepares a designated number of their
favorite
cookies prior to the gathering. The
day
of the gathering, each guest receives a dozen of each attendee’s
cookies and
gives each attendee a dozen of their own.
Recipes are also attached, so that your family
can add new holiday
favorites to your repertoire. Typically,
at the gathering, guests sample cookies, share stories, and fun is had
by all.
The cookie
exchange is a great way to have some holiday time
with the girls, stock up on many kinds of cookies without preparing
each one on
your own, and enjoy the stories and recipes of others.
Scaled down
version: You can do
a scaled-down version of this. Consider
hosting
a “Cookie Tasting,” where each person brings a dozen of their favorite
cookies
and copies of the recipe. This
is more
of a “tea party” event, where all the goodies are shared at the actual
event. This
“scaled-down version” also
works great for an office party.
How many people
should I invite?
Use this handy
table to determine how many people you would
like to invite and how many cookies to ask them to bring.
(Note: these calculations include enough
cookies for each guest to have one of each cookie for tasting at the
party.)
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Have each person prepare:
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Invite six people
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Three-and-a-half dozen cookies
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Six-and-a-half dozen cookies
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Each guest will leave with
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Three dozen cookies
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Six dozen cookies
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Invite eight people
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Four-and-a-half dozen cookies
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Eight-and-a-half dozen cookies
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Each guest will leave with
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Four dozen cookies
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Eight dozen cookies
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Invite ten people
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Five-and-a-half dozen cookies
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Ten-and-a-half dozen cookies
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Each guest will leave with
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Five dozen cookies
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Ten dozen cookies
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Invite twelve people
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Six-and-a-half dozen cookies
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Twelve-and-a-half dozen cookies
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Each guest will leave with
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Six dozen cookies
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Twelve
dozen cookies
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Your Turn: Simplify
your holiday baking while enjoying a get-together with friends by
hosting your
own cookie exchange.
Today’s Affirmation:
I
celebrate the season.
And
as always, don't forget to
start your day with a heartfelt: "Something great is
going to
happen today... I can't wait to see what it is!"
And when ending
your day ask yourself: "What is one more thing I can do
to
make today matter?
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